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- Title
- Children in a long line at the Largo movie theater on East 103rd St., Los Angeles, 1960
- Alternative Title
- Scenes on Central Avenue
- Date Created and/or Issued
- 1960-12-17
December 17, 1960
- Contributing Institution
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UCLA,
Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Collection
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Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
- Rights Information
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spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- Description
- Large group of about 100 African Americans at the Largo Theater waiting in line to see a movie.
Central Avenue is a major north-south thoroughfare in the central portion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. From approximately 1920 to 1955, Central Avenue was the heart of the African-American community in Los Angeles, with active rhythm and blues and jazz music scenes.
The Largo theater was located at 1827 E. 103rd Street, Los Angeles.
Written on back of photo: Children Standing in Line for Movie at the Largo Theater on Central Ave.
- Type
- image
- Identifier
- uclalsc_1889_b17_f03_005a.tif
ark:/21198/z1db9k1z
- Subject
- Motion picture theaters
Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Largo Theater (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Source
- Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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